Scams

Tech mega caps shirked a probe into how much money they earn from paid-for advertisements for unregulated financial products on their platforms.

https://www.cityam.com/social-media-giants-shirk-probe-into-income-from-scam-ads/

Lured by online advertisements for unmissable investment opportunities and reeled in by influencers, Santander UK customers are reporting losses of £1 million a month to crypto scams, with the largest thefts involving remote access hijacking of their device.

https://www.moneyexpert.com/news/santander-customers-losing-gbp1m-to-crypto-scams-every-month/?mc_cid=34e82d0ba4

More than one million British households may have fallen victim to a scam which involves people receiving mystery Amazon parcels they did not order.

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-27/households-fall-victim-to-mystery-amazon-parcel-brushing-scam

Shoppers are being warned to watch out for purchase scams as Black Friday approaches on November 26.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shoppers-warned-watch-purchase-scams-230100246.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

Research has revealed the 20 companies most-likely to be impersonated by scammers.

https://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/19673792.hermes-text-dpd-royal-mail-top-20-companies-impersonated-scammers/?ref=twtrec

Police are asking residents to be vigilant following reports of scam emails relating to NHS Covid Passports.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/warning-as-nhs-covid-passport-scammers-target-gloucestershire-residents

UK phone companies have signed up to an agreement to block any foreign calls that display a British phone number.

https://www.moneyexpert.com/news/phone-companies-to-block-foreign-scam-calls/

Almost 45 million people in the UK were targeted by scam text messages or phone calls over the summer, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58982233

Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59032795?mc_cid=58feeac3de&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

The cost to scam victims' wellbeing can be calculated at a monetary total of £9.3bn a year, according to the consumer group Which?.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58926333?mc_cid=fc99d8d61b&mc_eid=72e89a1d85